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    Silverwood Park > Nature Restoration

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Silverwood blog archives Nature Restoration
  • Woods Restoration Work–Fall 2022 Update

    Posted by Sarah White on October 19, 2022

    On October 1st, our woods crew met with our Dane CountyParks advisors, Botanist/Naturalist…


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  • Youth Pollinator Garden

    Posted by Sarah White on September 14, 2022

    Love berries, apples, tomatoes, sunflower seeds and melons?  Support pollinators!  According to the website WisconsinPollinators.com, “Approximately three-quarters of the world’s major food crops require or benefit…


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  • New at the Park: Monarch Waystation Designation for Pollinator Gardens

    Posted by Sarah White on July 26, 2022

    Monarch butterflies are invaluable in plant pollination throughout North and Central America. And they are in trouble. The milkweeds and nectar sources they feed on have been declining due…


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  • Silverwood Park woods and buildings were damaged in the Big Windstorm of June 15 ’22

    Posted by Sarah White on June 22, 2022

    Two of the most-photographed structures in the Silverwood Park farmstead were victims of the big storm on June 15th. The linear corn crib was completely toppled. The wire corn…


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  • Restoring our Oak Savanna Serves Silverwood Park’s Goals

    Posted by Sarah White on March 16, 2022

    If you’ve hiked the trails through Silverwood…


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  • Why We Love and Protect Our Pollinators

    Posted by Sarah White on February 12, 2022

      Long ago, this part of Wisconsin was covered in tallgrass prairies and oak savannas. The Native Americans who lived here would have known every plant and how to use…


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  • Images from Silverwood Park/ESD Summer School Day Camp 2022 January 8, 2023
  • Straight from the Horse’s Mouth… November 7, 2022
  • Woods Restoration Work–Fall 2022 Update October 19, 2022
  • Youth Pollinator Garden September 14, 2022

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